[{"id":82249,"date":"2026-05-11T10:48:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T14:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-petes\/?p=82249"},"modified":"2026-05-11T12:47:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T16:47:46","slug":"leon-kolarik-named-to-team-austria-for-the-2026-iihf-world-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-petes\/article\/leon-kolarik-named-to-team-austria-for-the-2026-iihf-world-championship","title":{"rendered":"Leon Kolarik Named to Team Austria for the 2026 IIHF World Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"

Peterborough Petes import forward Leon Kolarik has officially been named to Team Austria for the upcoming <\/span>IIHF World Championships<\/span><\/a>. The tournament will take place beginning on May 15 in Zurich, Switzerland.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cCongratulations to Leon on being named to Austria\u2019s final roster for the World Championships,\u201d said Petes General Manager and Vice President of Operations Michael Oke. \u201cRepresenting your country at a tournament of this caliber is an incredible accomplishment, especially as one of the youngest players in the competition. We\u2019re excited to watch Leon compete against some of the world\u2019s best players and see how this experience contributes to his development.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Kolarik, a 2007-born forward from Vienna, Austria, was originally selected by the Petes in the second round (63rd overall) of the 2025 CHL Import Draft. In his first season with the Petes, Kolarik played in 63 games, scoring 19 goals and adding 22 assists for 41 points. In 2024-25, Kolarik featured in 7 games for EC Salzburg in the ICEHL (Austria’s top league), scoring and adding two assists for three points.<\/span><\/p>\n

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While this marks Kolarik\u2019s first appearance at a major senior international tournament, he has previously represented Austria at several youth levels. Most recently, he helped Austria capture a bronze medal at the World Junior Championship Division 1A tournament in December, contributing four assists in five games.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Kolarik is also eligible for the upcoming NHL Draft in Buffalo. He was recently ranked 182nd among North American skaters in NHL Central Scouting\u2019s Final Rankings for the 2026 NHL Draft. Fellow Petes players Adam Novotny (14th), Adam Levac (97th), and Aiden Young (223rd) were also included in the rankings.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kolarik had 41 points in 63 games in his first season with the Petes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":233,"featured_media":82251,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[373],"tags":false,"class_list":["post-82249","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","category-373","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/05\/11124731\/46-224417919.jpg",1864,1049,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-petes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-petes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-petes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-petes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/233"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-petes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82249"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-petes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82249\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-petes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-petes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-petes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-petes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":82247,"date":"2026-05-07T12:35:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T16:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-petes\/?p=82247"},"modified":"2026-05-07T12:35:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T16:35:47","slug":"yzerman-achieves-icon-status-with-petes-and-red-wings-in-hall-of-fame-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-petes\/article\/yzerman-achieves-icon-status-with-petes-and-red-wings-in-hall-of-fame-career","title":{"rendered":"Yzerman achieves icon status with Pete’s and Red Wings in Hall of Fame career"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Will MacLaren<\/strong><\/p>\n

Steve Yzerman ranks no. 8<\/a><\/strong> on the CHL’s Top 50 Players of the Last 50 Years<\/em><\/p>\n

The stories of CHL superstars charging through their respective league as unquestionable alpha dogs en route to NHL stardom are churned out on a yearly basis. Rare are the players who meld into the overall makeup of their junior team before launching careers only the very best of the best can aspire to. The latter defines Steve Yzerman\u2019s journey from OHL stalw to an all timer in the pros.<\/p>\n

Playing for the Peterborough Petes in the 1970\u2019s and 80\u2019s usually meant two things; a team-first mentality and, by turn, a winning team. Under legendary Head Coach Dick Todd, Yzerman thrived in that environment, posting over a point-per-game as a rookie and an impressive 42-goal campaign in his NHL Draft year. Also included within that stint was a bronze medal performance with Team Canada at the 1983 World Junior Hockey Championship. Though the Petes fell short of a title in those years, Yzerman and his teammates nonetheless enjoyed 82 regular season triumphs over those two campaigns.<\/p>\n

At the 1983 NHL Entry Draft, the Detroit Red Wings, in a more than decade-long funk, held the fourth overall selection. If there\u2019s such a thing as a sleeper pick at that lofty position, the Wings found it, all thanks to the Petes\u2019 methods of development. Detroit GM Jim Devellano was overjoyed that harder-to-scout Yzerman was hiding in plain sight when his turn to the podium came.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m convinced that if Steve Yzerman played for a team other than the Petes and was double shifted, killed penalties and played on every power play, he would have shown that he deserved to be picked No. 1 overall in the draft,\u201d Devellano explained during Yzerman\u2019s first year in Detroit. \u201cWe picked No. 4\u2026 I thank God for Dick Todd.\u201d<\/p>\n

In his early NHL days, Yzerman made up for lost ice time, launching the Wings offensive attack with reckless abandon. Five 50-goal and six 100-point campaigns made \u201cStevie Y\u201d a household name but not a champion. It would be another legend, Head Coach Scotty Bowman, who transformed Yzerman back to the reliable two-way presence he was in the \u2018O\u2019. While the points didn\u2019t rack up as quickly, the Stanley Cups did. Yzerman would lift the silver mug above his head in 1997, 1998 and 2002 as Wings captain, a post he held for 19 years. Upon his retirement in 2006, his career regular season totals stood at 692 goals and 1,755 points. Those numbers currently stand tenth and eighth in NHL history, respectively. He also earned a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.<\/p>\n

Today, Yzerman, who entered the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2009, is winding down his seventh season as Red Wings GM. It\u2019s been another long climb to respectability in Detroit but if anyone in the organization can relate, it\u2019s the man in charge today, who remains an icon in hockey circles everywhere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Will MacLaren Steve Yzerman ranks no. 8 on the CHL’s Top 50 Players of the Last 50 Years The stories of CHL superstars charging through their respective league as unquestionable alpha dogs en route to NHL stardom are churned out on a yearly basis. Rare are the players who meld into the overall makeup…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":233,"featured_media":82248,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[373],"tags":false,"class_list":["post-82247","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","category-373","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/07113132\/CHL-50-headline-web-2.jpg",1920,1080,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-petes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82247","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-petes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-petes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-petes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/233"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-petes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82247"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-petes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82247\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-petes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-petes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82247"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-petes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82247"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-petes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":82245,"date":"2026-05-07T12:35:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T16:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-petes\/?p=82245"},"modified":"2026-05-07T12:37:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T16:37:24","slug":"steve-yzerman-named-no-8-on-chls-top-50-players-of-the-last-50-years-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-petes\/article\/steve-yzerman-named-no-8-on-chls-top-50-players-of-the-last-50-years-list","title":{"rendered":"Steve Yzerman named No. 8 on CHL\u2019s Top 50 Players of the Last 50 Years list"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Peterborough Petes and Ontario Hockey League (OHL) alumnus is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in Petes history; full rankings and player bios are available at <\/i>chl.ca\/chl50<\/i><\/a>.<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Canadian Hockey League (CHL) is proud to announce that Peterborough Petes and Ontario Hockey League (OHL) alumnus Steve Yzerman has been ranked No. 8 on the CHL\u2019s Top 50 Players of the Last 50 Years list, a marquee initiative of the CHL\u2019s 50th anniversary season.<\/span><\/p>\n

The countdown recognizes the greatest players from the Western Hockey League (WHL), Ontario Hockey League (OHL), and Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) since 1975-76, celebrating the stars who have defined major junior hockey over the past five decades. As part of the initiative, <\/span>a panel of media members first selected the Top 50 Players of the Last 50 Years<\/span><\/a>. The final ranking order was then determined using a weighted formula that combined media and fan voting to rank the players from No. 1 through No. 50.<\/span><\/p>\n

KEY FACTS & MEDIA NOTES: CHL TOP 50 PLAYERS<\/b><\/a>
\nMEDIA RESOURCES (PHOTOS, LOGOS, VIDEOS & MORE)<\/b><\/a>
\nSTEVE YZERMAN MEDIA RESOURCES (PHOTOS, LOGOS, VIDEOS & MORE)<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Yzerman stands as one of the most accomplished players in CHL history, with a legacy that spans his time with the Peterborough Petes, a Hall of Fame career with the Detroit Red Wings, and a decorated international r\u00e9sum\u00e9 with Team Canada.<\/span><\/p>\n

Selected fourth overall by the Peterborough Petes in the first round of the 1981 OHL Draft, Yzerman arrived in Peterborough from Nepean, Ont., and quickly established himself as one of the OHL\u2019s top young talents. Over two seasons with the Petes from 1981-83, the centre recorded 155 points \u2014 63 goals and 92 assists \u2014 in 114 regular-season games.<\/span><\/p>\n

As a rookie in 1981-82, Yzerman posted 64 points (21 goals and 43 assists) in 58 regular-season games before adding one assist in six playoff contests. The following season, he delivered the best campaign of his OHL career, registering 91 points (42 goals and 49 assists) in 56 regular-season games, along with five points (one goal and four assists) in four playoff games.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yzerman\u2019s production in Peterborough came within the Petes\u2019 team-first structure under head coach Dick Todd, helping shape the two-way foundation that would later define his career. Entering the 1983 NHL Draft, Yzerman was viewed among the top prospects available alongside Pat LaFontaine and Sylvain Turgeon.<\/span><\/p>\n

Following his standout OHL career, Yzerman was selected fourth overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the first round of the 1983 NHL Draft. He spent his entire 22-season NHL playing career with Detroit from 1983-2006, becoming one of the greatest players and captains in franchise and league history.<\/span><\/p>\n

Across 1,514 NHL regular-season games, Yzerman recorded 1,755 points \u2014 692 goals and 1,063 assists \u2014 and ranks eighth all-time in NHL scoring. He is one of only nine players in NHL history to record more than 600 goals and 1,000 assists, and he remains the longest-serving captain in NHL history, having worn the \u201cC\u201d for Detroit for 19 seasons and 1,303 games.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yzerman led the Red Wings to three Stanley Cup championships as a player, capturing titles in 1997, 1998, and 2002. He won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP in 1998, the Ted Lindsay (then Lester B. Pearson) Award in 1989, the Frank J. Selke Trophy in 2000, and the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy in 2003. He was also named to the NHL All-Rookie Team in 1984, the NHL First All-Star Team in 2000, and was later recognized as one of the NHL\u2019s 100 Greatest Players in 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n

Internationally, Yzerman represented Canada in eight major tournaments, earning medals across multiple events. He helped Canada win gold at the 1984 Canada Cup, earned bronze at the 1983 World Junior Championship, captured silver at the IIHF World Championship in both 1985 and 1989, and added silver at the 1996 World Cup of Hockey.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yzerman\u2019s international career was highlighted by Olympic gold in 2002, when he served as an alternate captain and helped Canada capture its first men\u2019s Olympic hockey gold medal in 50 years. He also represented Canada at the 1998 Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, the first Olympics to feature full NHL participation, and was named Top Forward at the 1990 IIHF World Championship.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yzerman was named the Peterborough Petes\u2019 centre on the club\u2019s All-Time Team in 1999, joining a decorated group of Petes alumni honoured by the franchise. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2009 and the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2014.<\/span><\/p>\n

The remaining players ranked in the Top 10 on the CHL\u2019s Top 50 Players of the Last 50 Years list will be revealed over the coming days, with full player bios available at <\/span>chl.ca\/chl50<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

CHL Top 50 Evaluation Criteria and Eligibility<\/i><\/b>
\nThe CHL\u2019s Top 50 Players were selected by a panel of more than 40 media members who submitted ranked 1\u201350 ballots guided by a weighted evaluation framework designed to ensure consistency across eras. Panelists considered a player\u2019s impact beyond the CHL \u2014 including NHL and international success, major awards and championships, and Hall of Fame recognition \u2014 alongside on-ice achievement in the Member Leagues, reflecting what players accomplished during their time in the WHL, OHL, and QMJHL through production, individual honours, team success, and sustained dominance. Selections also accounted for historical significance, recognizing milestones, era-defining influence, generational impact, and lasting contributions to CHL history.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

To be eligible, players must have competed in at least one full season in the WHL, OHL, or QMJHL during the CHL\u2019s 50-year history beginning in 1975\u201376; for players who competed in 1975\u201376 and also played prior to that season, their entire CHL career was considered when evaluating on-ice accomplishments.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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Steve Yzerman, a Peterborough Petes and OHL alumnus, is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in Petes history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":233,"featured_media":82246,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[373],"tags":false,"class_list":["post-82245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","category-373","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/07102546\/CHLTOP50-Yzerman-16x9-EN.png",1920,1080,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-petes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-petes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-petes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-petes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/233"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-petes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82245"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-petes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82245\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-petes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-petes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-petes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-petes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":82230,"date":"2026-04-30T09:39:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T13:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-petes\/?p=82230"},"modified":"2026-04-30T09:39:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T13:39:27","slug":"ohl-mourns-the-loss-of-john-garrett","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-petes\/article\/ohl-mourns-the-loss-of-john-garrett","title":{"rendered":"OHL mourns the loss of John Garrett"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Ontario Hockey League (OHL) is deeply saddened by the passing of former Memorial Cup champion Peterborough Petes goaltender, long-time NHL netminder, and beloved hockey broadcaster John Garrett<\/span>. He was 74.<\/p>\n

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Born in Trenton, ON, Garrett\u2019s journey through the game took a foundational step in Peterborough, where he developed his skills with the Petes, was a two-time OHA Goaltender of the Year and won a Memorial Cup title before turning professional in 1971.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Garrett went on to enjoy a 13-season professional career spanning both the World Hockey Association (WHA) and the National Hockey League (NHL).<\/span> He played for the Hartford Whalers, Quebec Nordiques, and Vancouver Canucks, consistently stopping shots from some of the most prolific forwards and defencemen of his era.<\/span> A memorable highlight of his playing days came in 1983 when he was named the Canucks’ lone representative at the NHL All-Star Game.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Following his retirement from the crease in 1985, Garrett seamlessly transitioned into the broadcast booth, where he truly became a household name.<\/span> Affectionately known as “Cheech,” his encyclopedic hockey knowledge and authentic warmth endeared him to fans from coast to coast.<\/span> Over a broadcasting career spanning four decades, he served as a premier colour commentator for Hockey Night in Canada and Sportsnet, becoming the definitive voice of the Vancouver Canucks for over 20 years.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The entire OHL extends its thoughts and condolences to the Garrett family and all those who loved John.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The OHL is saddened by news of the passing of former Memorial Cup champion Peterborough Petes goaltender John Garrett.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":233,"featured_media":82231,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"article","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[373],"tags":false,"class_list":["post-82230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","category-373","description-off"],"acf":[],"featured_image":["https:\/\/media.chl.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/28195947\/garrett-web.jpg",1920,1080,false],"hide_from_app_feed":false,"video":false,"gallery":null,"ht_game_id":0,"target_video":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-petes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82230","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-petes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-petes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-petes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/233"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-petes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82230"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-petes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82230\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-petes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-petes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-petes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-petes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":82228,"date":"2026-04-26T20:45:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T00:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-petes\/?p=82228"},"modified":"2026-04-26T20:45:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T00:45:25","slug":"telus-cup-day-7-recap-medal-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chl.ca\/ohl-petes\/article\/telus-cup-day-7-recap-medal-round","title":{"rendered":"Telus Cup Day 7 Recap: Medal Round"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2026 Telus Cup wrapped up on Sunday, April 26 with the bronze and gold medal games.<\/p>\n

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Bronze Medal – <\/strong>Okanagan Rockets (2) – (6) Regina Pat Canadians<\/strong> (Box Score)<\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Regina set the tone early with two quick first-period goals and never relinquished control, extending their lead with three more in the second period, including a shorthanded marker, while outpacing Okanagan despite being outshot overall. The Rockets managed to respond with one goal in each of the final two periods, but the Pat Canadians\u2019 balanced attack, led by multi-point efforts from Maddox Schultz and Malaki Martin, proved decisive, sealing a convincing victory and the bronze medal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Gold Medal – <\/strong>Halifax Mac’s (1) – (8) Levis Chevaliers<\/strong> (Box Score)<\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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L\u00e9vis came out strong with a two-goal first period and never looked back, erupting for four more in the second to take full control before adding two in the third. Scoring leaders included Malyk C\u00f4t\u00e9, who scored twice and added an assist, and Jonathan St-Hilaire and Jacob Boucher, who each contributed three or more points in a balanced attack. Halifax\u2019s lone goal came in the middle frame, but they were unable to generate sustained pressure against a relentless L\u00e9vis side that dictated play throughout and sealed a convincing championship win.<\/p>\n

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Tournament Awards:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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